bréagchráifeacht

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ cráifeacht (“devoutness; piety, devotion”).

Noun

bréagchráifeacht f (genitive singular bréagchráifeachta)

  1. sanctimony, hypocrisy
    Synonym: bréagchrábhadh

Declension

Declension of bréagchráifeacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bréagchráifeacht
vocative a bhréagchráifeacht
genitive bréagchráifeachta
dative bréagchráifeacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhréagchráifeacht
genitive na bréagchráifeachta
dative leis an mbréagchráifeacht
don bhréagchráifeacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagchráifeacht
radical lenition eclipsis
bréagchráifeacht bhréagchráifeacht mbréagchráifeacht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • “hypocrisy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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